Rudyard Kipling"
“When you're left wounded on Afganistan's plains and
the women come out to cut up what remains, Just roll to your rifle
and blow out your brains,
And go to your God like a soldier”
General Douglas MacArthur"
“We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.”
“It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.” “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
“The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.”
“May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .” “The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
“Nobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
The Soldier stood and faced God
Which must always come to pass
He hoped his shoes were shining
Just as bright as his brass
"Step forward you Soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?"
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't
Because those of us who carry guns
Can't always be a saint."
I've had to work on Sundays
And at times my talk was tough,
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.
But, I never took a penny
That wasn't mine to keep.
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills got just too steep,
The Soldier squared his shoulders and said
And I never passed a cry for help
Though at times I shook with fear,
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fears.
If you've a place for me here,
Lord, It needn't be so grand,
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand."
There was silence all around the throne
Where the saints had often trod
As the Soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, you Soldier,
You've borne your burden well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell."
Communications Minister Fahmi
Fadzil has a history of distorting the truth and deflecting blame to the
press when the mandarins of his party are in trouble.
Even when he was the communications officer for PKR, Fahmi (above) had no problem playing heavy and causing confusion amongst Pakatan Harapan allies.
Take for instance in 2016, DAP’s Syerleena Abdul Rashid had to publicly correct Fahmi about the Kajang Move.
Remember when Fahmi blamed the media for spreading stories about the supposedly non-existent feud between Anwar Ibrahim and Azmin Ali?
“That
is something portrayed by the media. I understand that there could be a
perception of such, but the reality is, there are no camps. What we
have now is a PKR that is strong and united.”
Azmin Ali (left) and Anwar Ibrahim
I
have no idea if Fahmi really believes what he says but what I do know
is that one of the more important ministries, which could be an asset to
this government, is becoming a liability under Fahmi’s watch.
Teoh Beng Hock’s family
By
visiting Teoh’s family, Anwar legitimised their grievances against the
state, which is a good thing. However, it remains to be seen if the
visit was part of a sandiwara (charade) to manage public perception.
Keep in mind that the Court of Appeal
has ruled that - “The death of Teoh was caused by multiple injuries
from a fall from the 14th floor of Plaza Masalam as a result of or which
was accelerated by an unlawful act or acts of persons unknown,
inclusive of the MACC officers who were involved in the arrest and
investigations of the deceased.”
The late Teoh Beng Hock’s family
I
hope that Teoh is the reckoning the MACC deserves but the question is,
will the Madani state dare spook the security establishment?
M Indira Gandhi
At
this point in time, this has become more than just how the state is
endorsing a religious kidnapping. At every step of the way, Indira has
met nothing but resistance from the state and a political apparatus,
which has used her when convenient and discarded her cause when in
power.
This is really about how this mother has confronted the
state and the state security apparatus through its various permutations,
which enabled the kidnapping of her child.
M Indira Gandhi
What
this mother is going through, has been going through, is the
existential struggle of state-sponsored religious oppression that one
day soon, all non-Muslims will endure in a very overt manner.
One day soon, we will all feel her pain.
Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh
What Umno Youth chief Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh has demonstrated is that Umno continues to give the middle finger to Madani.
This
is an operative who knows that he is untouchable. This is an operative
who carries out the overt hostility the racial and religious
establishment has towards non-Muslims.
The KK Mart obscenity
demonstrates how state actors can bring non-Muslim commercial interests
down to their knees in the most vile manner if it so chooses.
Umno Youth chief Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh
Akmal is merely following like a good student from the playbook of his elders. Akmal is the smug poster child for the Malay uber alles crowd.
While
political operatives from Umno have claimed they have told him to stop
these provocations, and the Yang di-Pertuan Agong has told everyone to
cease and desist during the KK Mart obscenity, and while he is under a
sedition investigation, he understands that he has the power to give the
middle finger to everyone.
Remember what former Umno, former Bersatu, and now Pejuang member Mukhriz Mahathir
said - “Looking at Umno when there were big issues which we could not
address, we would talk about DAP, Chinese chauvinism, and how Lim Kit
Siang becoming prime minister would destroy Malaysia, that the Malays
would disappear, and the mosques can no longer air the azan.
“I
admit that I too have said such things, in front of a 100 percent Malay
audience. Thinking back, I feel guilty and a sense of regret.”
The
Umno Youth chief's war against non-Malay/Muslim participation in
politics and social life comes at a time when political realignment of
the Malay establishment is taking place.
Akmal will, of course, feel no guilt or regret.
Najib Abdul Razak
Former prime minister and convicted felon Najib Abdul Razak has had a good year.
While
the young Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman may get caned for his
offences, folks like Najib, his wife, and former comrades are thriving
in Madani, with possible house arrests, discharges not amounting to
acquittals (DNAAs) and acquittals.
In
nearly every perversion of justice, the prime minister defects the
blame to others, forgetting when he was in the opposition, he laid the
blame squarely on the person in the seat of power.
When you have
PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang and preacher Zakir Naik arguing that it
is better to live under corrupt Muslim rule than an honest non-Muslim
rule, this is the definition of the Madani strategies when it comes to
Najib. This is the message it sends.
This is the message that the
elites, especially those connected with the Umno establishment, are
hearing loud and clear - especially with the elevation of Musa Aman in
Sabah.
